american has consequential foreign policy. and we have been -- the general is significant here and won't disagree with me. the last foreign policy we had -- all impermission was bush 41. the relationship between the ends and means make sense. they didn't overreach because ideology, principle is important but they steered clear of straitjacketed ideology. i worked for the last three administrations. i do not have a level of confidence, i'm sorry. and have not had the level of confidence in this. i worked for half a dozen secretary of state. i don't know whether we're up to managing what it is you are suggesting. and i concede to you, buffer the neighboring states, try to create a transitional government we can recognize with a syrian prime minister, do much more on humanitarian side. plan for the chemical contingency, and yes, reluctantly think about what we can do to see if we can't somehow without getting ourselves immersed in syria test your proposition. go ahead and test it. but at the end of the day, sorry, the last commen